Baby, 4, died from possible heat-related illness as temps rose to 118 degrees on July 4
A four-month-old baby died from a reported heat-related illness during a family outing on the July 4th weekend, as temperatures soared to 118 degrees in Arizona.
A day of celebration on the Fourth of July weekend turned into heartbreak for an Arizona family.
A 4-month-old baby girl has died after being exposed to a possible heat-related illness during a family outing on the Fourth of July holiday weekend, as an extreme summer heat wave continues to sweep across the Southwest region.
The baby, identified by her family as Tanna Rae Wroblewski, had been out on a boat on Lake Havasu with her parents when she suddenly lost consciousness last Friday evening.
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The infant's family immediately performed life-saving procedures such as CPR on her until first responders from the Lake Havasu City Fire Department arrived.
First responders rushed the baby from the boat to the Lake Havasu Regional Medical Center, News 12 reported, citing the Mohave County Sheriff's Office.
She was pronounced dead after being taken to the Phoenix Children’s Hospital via helicopter.
"Tanna Rae Wroblewski, our real-life angel, became an angel in heaven," Tanya Wroblewski, the infant's distraught mother, said on a GoFundMe page. "We are beyond devastated, heartbroken; there are just no words."
While the medical examiner has not yet disclose the baby's official cause or manner of death, it was reported that the baby suffered a heat-related illness, according to News 12.
This comes after the Southwest region, including Arizona, Nevada, and Texas, endured its potentially hottest and dangerous June on record, where millions of Americans have been under an excessive heat warning throughout the Fourth of July weekend.
The extreme heat wave impacted portions of the souh central and southwest Arizona, with the average temperature in Phoenix soaring to as high as 118 degrees Fahrenheit on July 5th, according to AccuWeather.
Detectives from the Mohave County Sheriff’s Office said they are continuting to investigate the baby girl's death.
